Cork retailer warns of heartbreak for small businesses already devastated by Covid
A Cork business owner has warned that the latest Government decision to halt non-essential business will hit small business owners the most.
Sarah Horgan
A PROMINENT business owner described how the closure of Cork s retail sector is set to cause further heartbreak for an already devastated industry.
Andrew Rea, who owns, Simply Suits on the Kinsale Road, a store specialising in men s formal wear, warned that the latest Government decision to halt non-essential business will hit small business owners the most.
His comments were in response to further restrictions proposed by the government during a cabinet meeting yesterday evening. Other measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 included a ban on household visits and 5km travel restrictions.